Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1474 · Decided 18 December 2008
State of M.P. v. Bablu Natt
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1474 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 1096
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2060/2008
- Decided
- 18 December 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 366
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.376, proviso - Applicability of - Minor girl compelled ~ ~-c by accused to live with him for several days and subjected to rape- Conviction u/s.376- Trial court imposing the minimum prescribed sentence of 7 years - High Court reducing the sentence to period already undergone - - Power conferred on }Jourt to impose D sentence less than the minimum prescribed must not only be supported by reasons but adequate and special reasons ought to· be mentioned therefor - High Court did not do so - Sentence awarded by trial Court restored - Sentence/ Sentencing. E According
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